Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Insurance for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Department of Insurance. It appropriates $9,777,000 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 71.50. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP; provides a 5.5% increase for the employer's share of PERSI contributions; and temporarily reduces the rate agencies pay the Division of Human Resources for its services. Replacement items include computers, edge boxes, two light trucks, printers and equipment, task chairs, and server half-blades. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 3% change in employee compensation for permanent employees, with a minimum increase of $550 for each employee and the remaining amount to be distributed based on merit. This budget includes two line items. Gov Tech 1 provides the department's portion of the network equipment replacement in the OITS budget. Gov Tech 3 reduces 5.00 FTP and $252,300 in accordance with the Governor's Technology Initiative to consolidate and secure IT services. Overall, this budget is a 4.2% decrease from the FY 2019 original appropriation.